Improvement in bale-ties



H. l. WRIGHT.

Bale-Tie.

N0.166,326 PaumedAug.3,1375..Y

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HENRY J. WRIGHT, OF SOCIETY HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,326,dated August 3,1875; application filed February 13, 1875.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. WRIGHT, ot` Society Hill, in the county ofDarlington and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Bale-Ties, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to the construction ot' ties for baling cottonand other articles; and consists of a tie made of two parts, to one ofwhich the band is attached, which lock together and tie the band, ashereinafter more fully shown and described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents sectional edge views ofthe parts of the tie, one ofl which is attached tothe end of the band,according to my invention. Fig. 2 shows the tie and band as applied tothe bale. Fig. 3 is a top view of one part of the tie having the bandattached. Fig. 4t is a top view A of the other part of the tie.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

A is the part of the tie which is permanently attached to the band by arivet, B, as seen in Fig. l. This part of the tie extends forward fromthe end of the baud, and has a broad slot, C. The cross-bar D at the endis dropped down, as seen in Figs. l and 3,whicl1 allows the end of theother part of the tie to be slipped through, as seen in Fig. 2. E is thetenon, which thus slips through the part A, and cramps the band. Gr isthe-other part4 of the tie, consisting of the tenon E (above referredto) and the plate H, in which is the slot I. through which slot the endof the band passes, as seen in Fig. l. -The end ot' the band also passesthrough the slot C of the other part, as seen in Fig. 2, and thenextends back in contact with the bale. In such case the shoulders onplate A abut the side bars F of plate A.

This tie may be made of either cast or wrought iron, and is applied inthe easiest and most rapid manner.

Having thus described lnyinvention, I claim as new and desirel to secureby Letters Patent- The bale-tie or buckle, composed of the plate A,having slot C and the end cross-bar D in a dii'erent plane from the partto which the band is riveted, and the plate H, having slot I to receivethe free end of the band, and tenon E, to adapt it for locking withplate A, as shown and described.

HENRY JACKSON WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

JN0. W. TERRY, EUANDER M. QUICK.

